{"id":810355,"date":"2026-03-13T18:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/810355\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:55:24","slug":"chargers-sign-former-cardinals-defensive-lineman-dalvin-tomlinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/810355\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers sign former Cardinals defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson"},"content":{"rendered":"

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> \"Baltimore <\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens tight end Charlie Kolar warms up before a game against the Rams on Oct. 12.<\/p>\n

(Nick Wass \/ Associated Press)<\/p>\n

The Chargers<\/a> didn\u2019t hesitate to bolster their run-blocking options for new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel<\/a>, agreeing to terms with former Baltimore Ravens tight end Charlie Kolar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kolar and the Chargers agreed to a three-year, $24.3-million deal that includes $17 million in guarantees, NFL Media reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Widely considered the best run-blocking tight end available ahead of free agency, Kolar should help an uneven Chargers running attack that forced coach Jim Harbaugh<\/a> to often rely too much on quarterback Justin Herbert<\/a> \u2014 even when his running backs were healthy.<\/p>\n

Kolar can also help complement tight end Oronde Gadsden II<\/a> in the passing game when necessary, but he should mostly serve as a replacement for Will Dissly<\/a>, who was released by the team last week. It\u2019s also no coincidence that Kolar played for Harbaugh\u2019s brother, John, in Baltimore and was drafted in 2022 when Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz was the director of player personnel for the Ravens.<\/p>\n

Kolar, 27, had 10 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns last season. In four seasons with the Ravens, he had 30 catches for 409 yards and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Like most Chargers offseasons, it\u2019s clear Hortiz is prioritizing ways to add to the Chargers\u2019 offense while also bolstering its protection options. On Sunday, the team agreed to terms<\/a> with Alec Ingold, reuniting the former Miami Dolphins fullback with McDaniel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Baltimore Ravens tight end Charlie Kolar warms up before a game against the Rams on Oct.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810356,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2064],"tags":[1752,6223,241,7,4609,20930,1014,262,2444,2443,112630,6,1261,185,112628,112629,112627,1287,112631,10720,1285],"class_list":["post-810355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-chargers","tag-alec-ingold","tag-catch","tag-chargers","tag-football","tag-free-agency","tag-kolar","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-chargers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangeleschargers","tag-most-charger-offseason","tag-nfl","tag-option","tag-team","tag-term-monday","tag-three-year-deal","tag-tight-end-charlie-kolar","tag-touchdown","tag-touchdown-last-season","tag-will-dissly","tag-yard"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}